Fans poke fun at ‘best team in Europe' Arsenal as they are 12th in Uefa's rankings behind MAN UTD
The Gunners fell narrowly short of silverware for the third season in a row as the Red Devils had their worst campaign in modern history.
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Arsenal sit 12th in Uefa's coefficient league table
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Despite a poor season, Man Utd remain ahead of them
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After crashing out the Champions League to eventual winners PSG, Mikel Arteta claimed his team are the "
But the coefficient league table disagrees and even has
The rankings take into account each side's performance in the Champions, Europa and Conference Leagues over the last five years and it is used for seeding.
Arsenal sit 12th overall with 98 points and
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The North Londoners' run to the Champions League semi-final this season earned them 36 points.
But their score has been hindered by not appearing on the continent in 2020/21 and losing in the Europa League last-16 to Sporting Lisbon the following year.
While Man Utd's performances across the five-year period have been more steady, featuring in every season.
Despite victories in the Europa being less valuable than the Champions League, two runner-up finishes and a run to quarter-final is enough to prop them up just above Arsenal.
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And fans have mocked the Gunners, with one saying: "As if the best team in Europe isn't even ranked top ten."
Another laughed: "
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A third commented: "This can't be right, the best club in the world Arsenal are not there. They have been telling me all year they are the best the world has ever seen. Forget the trophies."
The updated rankings have Real Madrid out on top on 143.5, narrowly ahead of
Chelsea got 30 from their Conference League glory and they can still count upon the 33 from Champions League success under Thomas Tuchel four years ago.
Outside the top spots - Tottenham are 27th, West Ham sit 29th and Aston Villa place 46th.
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